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A free press is an indispensable part of our Constitutional system of checks & balances. It disinfects government by shining a light into the back rooms & dark places where power corrupts. The only thing a free press is enemy to is authoritarianism. ImageImage
“Republics…derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates.”

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“[T]hat man may be governed by reason and truth. Our first object should therefore be, to leave open to him all the avenues to truth. The most effectual hitherto found, is the freedom of the press.” Image
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#NovaScotia has historically been one of the world’s largest suppliers of #gypsum. The mine in #Milford is the world's largest surface gypsum mine. Gypsum’s main use is as an ingredient in wallboard.
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When #gypsum mining started in #NovaScotia in the late 1700s, it was done by farmers who extracted blocks from their farms, hauled it by horse and cart to #Windsor and sold it to local traders. It was then exported to the US east coast for use as fertilizer.
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#Gypsum fixes alkaline (high pH) soil. US inventor #BenFranklin learned this from the French and brought the idea to the US in 1785.
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